totipotent

\tɔ.ti.pɔ.tɑ̃\

/\tɔ.ti.pɔ.tɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“totipotent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie les cellules qui, par mitose, peuvent produire tous les types de cellules d'un corps, et qui ont ainsi le potentiel de former un animal entier ou une plante entière.

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Index FR-totipotent · totipotent · French

totipotent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for totipotent
PropertyValue
Headwordtotipotent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tɔ.ti.pɔ.tɑ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « totipotent » en français

totipotentn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

totipotent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tɔ.ti.pɔ.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie les cellules qui, par mitose, peuvent produire tous les types de cellules d'un corps, et qui ont ainsi le potentiel de former un animal entier ou une plante entière.".

Zero misspellings are on record for totipotent in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is totipotent, spelled T-O-T-I-P-O-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie les cellules qui, par mitose, peuvent produire tous les types de cellules d'un corps, et qui ont ainsi le potentiel de former un animal entier ou une plante entière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how totipotent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sitôt sorti de l’oise-se, cmatic se rend à la petite morgue qui sert aussi à entreposer les paillettes totipotentes de l’hôpital et les sorbets de la résidence présidentielle.
  2. Les cellules souches totipotentes sont trouvées dans l’œuf fécondé et les cellules filles issues des premières divisions jusqu'à 4 jours approximativement. Après, elles commencent à se différencier et donner des cellules pluripotentes qui ne vont plus pouvoir donner naissance à un corps entier.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "totipotent"?
"totipotent" is spelled T-O-T-I-P-O-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ.ti.pɔ.tɑ̃\.
What does "totipotent" mean?
As an adjective, "totipotent" means: Qualifie les cellules qui, par mitose, peuvent produire tous les types de cellules d'un corps, et qui ont ainsi le potentiel de former un animal entier ou une plante entière.
How do you pronounce "totipotent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totipotent" is \tɔ.ti.pɔ.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totipotent" come from?
"totipotent" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list